TGS is expanding its multi-client library offshore Eastern Canada, with plans to acquire approximately 2000sq km of 3D seismic data, in partnership with PGS. The survey will be acquired utilizing the PGS GeoStreamer technology. Data acquisition will commence during the summer season 2016…
Testing, inspection, certification and consulting engineering group Rina has purchased the Edif Group, which includes the ERA engineering consultancy and the NDE testing, inspection and certification business. Image of Salerno (right) and Tim Dunn…
The Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) has engaged HBW Resources to manage and grow its capabilities and opportunities to focus research on the development and deployment of safe and environmentally sensitive technologies to efficiently deliver domestic energy resources…
Erik Milito, director of upstream and industry operations, American Petroleum Institute (API), will serve as the first keynote speaker at the 12th Annual Deepwater Intervention Forum (DIF) in Galveston, Texas, on 10 August 2016. Milito…
French engineering house Technip and US-based underwater technologies firm FMC Technologies are to combine, creating a new US$13 billion business, the firms announced this morning. The companies, which firmed a joint venture, Forsys Subsea…
Siem Offshore has become the 100% owner of Secunda Canada, as the Canadian company took delivery of the Avalon Sea anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel last week. As part of a recapitalization of Secunda, Siem acquired Birch Hill’s 50% ownership interest in Secunda Canada…
Fifteen leading offshore companies, including Shell, Chevron, and McDermott International, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish engineering industry standards known as the Standardization Unified Joint Industry Project (JIP)…
Mexico's Pemex has cut short a contract for use of Aban Offshore's jackup Deep Driller I. Pemex served a notice of termination 'purporting to exercise its contractual right to terminate the charter' for the rig, said Aban, effective 1 June 2016…
Supermajor Shell and the US Coast Guard (USCG) concluded skimming operations in their joint response to the discharge of 2100 bbl (88,200 gallons) of crude oil at the Glider field in the Gulf of Mexico, the pair said late on 16 May. The joint response mobilized more than 150 people…
Shell announced on 15 May that production from the Brutus field in the US Gulf of Mexico has resumed following a leak at the nearby Glider field on May 12, which shut-in all production to the associated tension leg platform. While production…
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is continuing its investigation of the oil release from Shell's Glider field on May 12. The Glider field, approximately 97mi south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, includes subsea wells…
Tracerco, part of the FTSE 100 Johnson Matthey, has completed a US$5 million upgrade of their facilities in Houston. The new facilities include an environmentally controlled subsea simulation tank to prepare their subsea diagnostic technologies prior to mobilization offshore…
The source of a leak that spilled 2100 bbl (88,200 gallons) of crude oil into the US Gulf of Mexico around Shell's Glider field has been identified, the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced on 13 May. On-site investigators…
Vaalco Energy's chief financial officer Don McCormack has resigned effective 2 June, after spending less than one year with the company. McCormack’s departure was not related to any issues regarding financial disclosures, accounting or legal matters…
Hibernia Management and Development Co. (HMDC) reported an incident involving a flame originating from under the insulation of a high pressure cleaning unit on the Hibernia Platform. Earlier this week n 9 May at approximately 7:30 a.m…
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